CN102725144B - Roll mechanics for enabling printed electronics - Google Patents

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CN102725144B
CN102725144B CN201080036043.5A CN201080036043A CN102725144B CN 102725144 B CN102725144 B CN 102725144B CN 201080036043 A CN201080036043 A CN 201080036043A CN 102725144 B CN102725144 B CN 102725144B
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R·A·邦德洛
D·E·布拉克利
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41CPROCESSES FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR REPRODUCTION OF PRINTING SURFACES
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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    • B41F13/00Common details of rotary presses or machines
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    • B41PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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    • B41F13/00Common details of rotary presses or machines
    • B41F13/08Cylinders
    • B41F13/22Means for cooling or heating forme or impression cylinders
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41PINDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO PRINTING, LINING MACHINES, TYPEWRITERS, AND TO STAMPS
    • B41P2227/00Mounting or handling printing plates; Forming printing surfaces in situ
    • B41P2227/70Forming the printing surface directly on the form cylinder

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Abstract

A print press system and a method are described herein that print an electronic circuit onto a material (e.g., glass substrate, plastic film, plastic film-glass substrate laminate). In exemplary applications, the print press system can print an electronic circuit onto a material to form, for instance, a flexible Liquid Crystal Display, a retail point of purchase sign and an e-book.

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For the rolling structure that electronic equipment can be allowed to print
priority
This application claims the priority being entitled as the U.S. Patent application the 12/538589th of " Roll Mechanics For EnablingPrinted Electronics (rolling structure for electronic equipment can be allowed to print) " submitted on August 10th, 2009.
Technical field
The present invention generally relates to a kind of for electronic circuit being printed onto printer system on material (such as, glass substrate, plastic sheeting and the stacked thing of plastic sheeting-glass substrate) and method.In exemplary application scenario, electronic circuit can be printed onto on material by printer system, such as to form flexible liquid crystal display, the shopping label of retail point and e-book.
Background technology
The performance that manufacturer has attempted improving current printing technology is printed onto on a material to enable the electronic circuit with little feature.Particularly, manufacturer wants to improve the current printing technology using a series of printing cylinder station, and to make resolution ratio higher and to make the precision of interlayer registration higher, the electronic circuit thus with little feature can be printed onto on material effectively.Such as, the current printing technology of printing cylinder station is used feature can be printed onto on material with the interlayer registration of about ± 125 microns.Therefore, expect to be used for various modifications current printing technology, to contribute to improving, the electronic circuit with little feature is printed onto on material.
Summary of the invention
On the one hand, the invention provides a kind of for the printing cylinder station be printed onto at least partially on material by electronic circuit.This printing cylinder station comprises: (a) base portion; B () is positioned at the multiple adjustable installed part on base portion; (c) at least one parts, each parts (such as, roller supporting station, doctor blade system) be arranged in adjustable installed part one or more on; D supporting member that () is paired, each supporting member be arranged in adjustable installed part one or more on; And the printing cylinder of (e) rotatably support between paired supporting member, the one or more adjustable installed part be associated with paired supporting member and the one or more adjustable installed part be associated with each parts are positioned to guarantee that each parts are aimed at substantially with printing cylinder.In addition, printing cylinder also comprises pressure roller, temperature control system, pressure sensor, printing cylinder registration sensor and material registration sensor.
On the other hand, the invention provides a kind of printer system for being printed onto by electronic circuit on material.This printer system comprise operationally control before the master control system of printing cylinder station and printing cylinder station that at least one is follow-up.Front printing cylinder station and follow-up printing cylinder station aligning adjacent one another are, thus material can be transported to each follow-up printing cylinder station by printing cylinder station in the past, and electronic circuit is printed on material simultaneously.Each printing cylinder station comprises: (a) base portion; B () is positioned at the multiple adjustable installed part on base portion; (c) at least one parts, each parts (such as, roller supporting station, doctor blade system) be arranged in adjustable installed part one or more on; D supporting member that () is paired, each supporting member be arranged in adjustable installed part one or more on; And the printing cylinder of (e) rotatably support between paired supporting member, the one or more adjustable installed part be associated with paired supporting member and the one or more adjustable installed part be associated with each parts are positioned to guarantee that each parts are aimed at substantially with printing cylinder.In addition, each printing cylinder station can comprise pressure roller, temperature control system, pressure sensor, printing cylinder registration sensor and material registration sensor.
Another aspect, the invention provides a kind of method for being printed onto by electronic circuit on material.The method comprises the following steps: (a) sets up front printing cylinder station and at least one follow-up printing cylinder station; And (b) makes front printing cylinder station and follow-up printing cylinder station aligning adjacent one another are, thus material can be transported to each follow-up printing cylinder station by printing cylinder station in the past, and electronic circuit is printed on material simultaneously.Each printing cylinder station comprises: (a) base portion; B () is positioned at the multiple adjustable installed part on base portion; (c) at least one parts, each parts (such as, roller supporting station, doctor blade system) be arranged in adjustable installed part one or more on; D supporting member that () is paired, each supporting member be arranged in adjustable installed part one or more on; And the printing cylinder of (e) rotatably support between paired supporting member, the one or more adjustable installed part be associated with paired supporting member and the one or more adjustable installed part be associated with each parts are positioned to guarantee that each parts are aimed at substantially with printing cylinder.In addition, each printing cylinder station can comprise pressure roller, temperature control system, pressure sensor, printing cylinder registration sensor and material registration sensor.
Additional aspect of the present invention will partly be set forth in detailed description, accompanying drawing and following any claim, and partly derive from detailed description or by putting into practice the present invention to acquire.Should be understood that, above summary describes and the following detailed description is all only exemplary and illustrative, instead of the restriction to disclosed invention.
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The following detailed description that may be incorporated by reference accompanying drawing more completely understands the present invention, in accompanying drawing:
Fig. 1 is according to an embodiment of the invention for electronic circuit being printed onto the stereogram of the example print machine on material;
Fig. 2 is the stereogram of in the station of printing cylinder shown in Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is the stereogram of the printing cylinder station shown in Fig. 2, wherein material, roller smooth, the pressure roller of supporting and pressure (power) sensor remove, to illustrate printing cylinder, doctor blade system and temperature control system from printing cylinder station.
Fig. 4 is the stereogram of exemplary printing cylinder station, for helping, this printing cylinder station explains that how printing cylinder and kinematic mount are by using one or more aligning indication piece aligned with each other; And
Fig. 5 is the stereogram of the exemplary imprinter for marking the printing cylinder used in printing cylinder station shown in Fig. 2-3.
Detailed description of the invention
See Fig. 1, the stereogram for electronic circuit 102 being printed onto the exemplary printer system 100 on material 104 of with good grounds one embodiment of the invention.Exemplary printer system 100 comprises closed loop master control system 103, front printing cylinder station 106 and one or more follow-up printing cylinder station 108a, 108b and 108c (only illustrating three).Front printing cylinder station 106 and follow-up printing cylinder station 108a, 108b and 108c aim at (such as, laser alignment) and placed adjacent one another, thus material 104 energy the past printing cylinder station 106 is transported to each of follow-up printing cylinder station 108a, 108b and 108c, printing cylinder 118 being printed onto electronic circuit 102 at least partially on material 104 of their correspondences simultaneously.In the case, electronic circuit 102 is printed to (material 104 is transparent in this example) on the bottom surface of material 104.
During operation, a part for electronic circuit 102 is printed onto on the bottom surface of luminescent material 104 by front printing cylinder station 106.Then, the first follow-up printing cylinder station 108a another part of electronic circuit 102 is printed onto electronic circuit 102 Part I above or adjacent with this Part I.Then, the second follow-up printing cylinder station 108b another part of electronic circuit 102 is printed onto electronic circuit 102 first two section above or be adjacent.Another part of electronic circuit 102 is printed onto first three upper of electronic circuit 102 or is adjacent, to form electronic circuit 102 by the 3rd follow-up printing cylinder station 108c.In this example, electronic circuit 102 is printed onto on the bottom surface of material 104, and this material can be the stacked thing 104 of glass substrate 104, plastic sheeting 104 or plastic sheeting-glass substrate.For the sake of clarity, at this, explanation about the such as known components of clamping system, drying system, check system, winding system and so on is not discussed.
See Fig. 2 and 3, there are two stereograms of the exemplary printing cylinder station 108a (such as) used in printer system 100.Exemplary printing cylinder station 108a comprises base portion 110, multiple adjustable installed part 112 (such as, kinematic mount 112, exact constrain mounting characteristic 112), various parts 114 (such as, roller supporting station 114a, doctor blade system 114b), supporting member 116a and 116b, printing cylinder 118, pressure roller 120, temperature control system 122, pressure sensor 124, printing cylinder registration sensor 126 and material registration sensor 128.Fig. 3 illustrates the printing cylinder station 108a removing material 104, roller supporting station 114a, pressure roller 120 and pressure sensor 124, thus can see printing cylinder 118, doctor blade system 124, temperature control system 122, printing cylinder registration sensor 126 and material registration sensor 128.
In this example, printing cylinder station 106,108a, 108b and 108c all have they self base portion 110, multiple kinematic mount 112 (such as, exact constrain mounting characteristic 112 is positioned on these base portions).Each parts 114 (such as, roller supporting station 114a, doctor blade system 114b) are arranged on the one or more top of multiple kinematic mount 112.Each supporting member 116a and 116b is arranged on the one or more top of multiple kinematic mount 112.Printing cylinder 118 rotatably support is between paired supporting member 116a and 116b.Kinematic mount 112 is adjusted and be positioned to guarantee that each parts 114 are aimed at substantially with printing cylinder 118.Pressure roller 120 is positioned at above printing cylinder 118, and thus material 104 can be pulled between the two, being printed onto at least partially on material 104 simultaneously by electronic circuit 102.Temperature control system 122 is suitable for making medium at printing cylinder 118 Inner eycle to control the temperature of printing cylinder 118.Pressure sensor 124 is suitable for monitoring the power (chucking power) be applied to by printing cylinder 118 and pressure roller 120 when being printed at least partially on material 104 of electronic circuit 102 on material 104.Printing cylinder registration sensor 126 can be optical pickocff, and it is suitable for monitoring each bar registration line 130 of marking on printing cylinder 118 respectively.Material registration sensor 128 can be optical pickocff, and it is suitable for monitoring and is printed onto registration line 132 on material 104 and trapezoidal 133,137a, 137b (or having any shape on angled limit).
In this example, the printing cylinder 118 of front printing cylinder station 106 has and respectively registration line 132 and registration trapezoidal 133 is printed onto the registration line (not shown) of the marking on material 104 and the trapezoidal (not shown) (see Fig. 1) of marking.Front printing cylinder station 106 not necessarily needs material registration sensor 128.Follow-up printing cylinder station 108a, 108b and 108c also have the printing cylinder 118 of the registration line 132 with marking, but the registration line of these markings will not be printed onto on material 104 by registration line.Follow-up printing cylinder station 108a, 108b and 108c will have with the printing cylinder 118 of the trapezoidal 135a (only illustrating) of specific marking, and trapezoidal for specific registration 137a or 137b (only illustrating two) is printed onto (see Fig. 1 and 3) on material 104 by trapezoidal 135a.In the case, trapezoidal for registration 137a is printed onto on material 104 by the printing cylinder station 108a of printing cylinder 118 with the trapezoidal 135a with marking.Trapezoidal for registration 137b is printed onto on material 104 by the printing cylinder station 108b of printing cylinder 118 with the trapezoidal (not shown) with marking.In addition, printing cylinder 118 all will have their self the different marking circuit lines 139 be located thereon, and electronic circuit 102 is printed onto (see Fig. 3) on material 104 by these marking circuit lines at least partially.Next provide about above-mentioned exemplary elements 112,114a, 114b, 116a, 116b, 118,120,122,124,126,128,130,132,133,135 and 137 discuss in detail.
From supporting member 116a and 116b of printing cylinder and the printing cylinder station 106 of outwards work, 108a, 108b and 108d (such as) can as constructed below with discussing.
supporting member 116a and 116b of printing cylinder
Printing cylinder 118 can carry out radial support to realize the minimum sideslip of printing cylinder 118 and maximum performance by supporting member 116a and 116b of paired air or hydrostatic pressure.Supporting member 116a with 116b of air or hydrostatic pressure provides sideslip less compared with rudimentary supporting member and the rigidity of Geng Gao, produces better performance thus.Particularly, because running deviation value is less, the feature of circuit 102 can be printed onto on material 104 more accurately, and can be realized the better interlayer registration of the different layers of electronic circuit 102 by printing cylinder station 106,108a, 108b and 108c.In addition, because rigidity is larger, when the printing images being used for electronic circuit 102 is delivered to material 104 from printing cylinder 118, the impact of applied force on printing cylinder 118 and supporting member 116a and 116b is less.According to estimates by utilizing supporting member 116a and 116b of air or hydrostatic pressure, running deviation value can be improved to from 10 microns and be less than 1 micron, and rigidity can be improved to 525,000 Newton/millimeter from 175,000 Newton/millimeter.If expected, pressure roller 120 also can be provided with paired air or the supporting member of hydrostatic pressure, and these supporting members can contribute to improving chucking power and also therefore contribute to improving ink is delivered to material 104 relative to the uniformity of printing cylinder 118.Some examples of spendable dissimilar ink comprise conductive ink (money base of such as PEDOT:PSS and transparent conductor), dielectric ink (that is, PVP, PMMA) and semiconductor (lisicon tm) ink.
kinematic mount 112
Kinematic mount 112 can be used for supporting and accurately positioning printing cylinder 118 (being positioned at above supporting member 116a and 116b) and comprise the various parts 114 of such as roller supporting station 114a and doctor blade system 114b.Kinematic mount 112 keeps the levels of precision tolerance alignment with high-performance repeatability when locating and support printing cylinder 118, roller supporting station 114a and doctor blade system 114b, to realize high-level printing precision.In this example, roller supporting station 114a can be used for the multiple or various types of roller 134 (such as, impression roller, An Nalao Coase roller, marking roller and other roller) of supporting, pressure roller 120, temperature control system 122, pressure sensor 124, printing cylinder registration sensor 126, material registration sensor 128 and Other related equipment (see Fig. 2-3).Therefore, by forming the network of kinematic mount 112, other device that roller supporting station 114a, doctor blade system 114b and picture transport roller 134, pressure roller 120, temperature control system 122, pressure sensor 124, printing cylinder registration sensor 126 and material registration sensor 128 can be aimed at printing cylinder 118.Therefore, kinematic mount 112 is highly repeatably, this means that parts 114a and 114b and other device 120,122,124,126,128,134 etc. will get back to their initial alignments when being removed and reinstall.Can design and build such printing cylinder station 106,108a, 108b and 108c according to estimates, namely the repeatability allowing parts 114a and 114b and device 120,122,124,126,128,134 etc. to set up is improved to from 25 microns and is less than 10 microns by they.Exemplary kinematic mount 112 comprises the kinematic mount manufactured by Ai Luhua technology company (EROWATechnology Inc.) and Physical Science Laboratory (PSL).The exemplary kinematic mount 112 manufactured by Ai Luhua technology company has been shown in fig. 1-3.The kinematic mount 112 of those skilled in the art's these kinematic mount 112 known and other type or accurate installed part 112, and therefore do not describe about the structure of kinematic mount 112 and discussing in detail of use at this.Such as, the some dissimilar dynamic support of this certain applications can be used at United States Patent (USP) 4,929,073,5,748,827 and 6,325, describe in 351, the content of these documents with see mode include in herein.
temperature control system 122
Temperature control system 122 can be used for helping making due to the thermograde in system or in all parts or in printing process temperature fluctuation and cause the impact of performance is reduced to minimum in system or all parts, and make maximizing performance by heating or cooling printing cylinder 118, pressure roller 120 and/or other associated rollers 134 to keep stationary temperature level in the uniform Temperature Distribution of whole system or parts and whole process thus.Such as, temperature control system 122 utilizable energy is added to the adapter on printing cylinder 118, pressure roller 120 and/or other associated rollers 134, and thus cooling agent or heat medium can circulate the Temperature Distribution realizing expectation wherein.Temperature control system 122 also can be used for the homogeneous constant maintaining roller 134 temperature, heated rollers 134, contribute to making ink dried or setting, or cooled roller 134 is to reduce the temperature of material 104 before printing.In addition, temperature control system 122 can be used for the steady temperature helping the supporting member medium maintained in hydrostatic supporting member 116a and 116b.Master control system 103 can control and monitor temperature control system 122.Temperature control system 122 can design and be built into and make the temperature of printing cylinder 118 maintain in about 0.3 DEG C of the printing temperature of expectation according to estimates, the increment (thermal coefficient of expansion (CTE) based on printing cylinder 118) of 1 micron in this printed patterns that such as can maintain A4 size.In addition, temperature control system 122 can design and be built into and make material 104 minimum in its variations in temperature through multiple printing cylinder station 106,108a, 108b and 108c in make the variations in temperature of material 104 maintain the printing temperature of expectation in printing process about 1.0 DEG C.In other words, the increment of A4 glass substrate will be limited to about 1 micron by making temperature maintain within about 1.0 DEG C.The change of printing position and size can be made minimum under making printing cylinder and material maintain the temperature of constant homogeneous, thus more accurate circuit arrangement, size, shape and registration are provided.
pressure sensor 124
Pressure sensor 124 can be used for monitoring the power be applied to by printing cylinder 118 and pressure roller 120 when being printed at least partially on material 104 of electronic circuit 102 on material 104.In this application scenario, pressure sensor 124 will be installed with under type, and namely it is measured when material is applied to the power of material 104 through the clamping formed by printing cylinder 118 and pressure roller 120.Therefore, master control system 103 can receive the active feedback about the pressure be applied on material 104 and power size in printing process.Master control system 103 can use pressure measxurement carefully to regulate the gap between printing cylinder 118 and pressure roller 120 to maintain constant chucking power.Such as, the mechanical device (not shown) of the master control system 103 such as means of threaded drives of installing by the supporting member controlling to be used for a cylinder in printing cylinder 118 or pressure roller 120, hydraulic means or pneumatic means are to regulate the chucking power between printing cylinder 118 and pressure roller 120.This grasping force control reduces the change of printed dimensions and the weight caused by the change of squeegee pressure (chucking power), thus makes ink more constant and be delivered to material 104 from printing cylinder 118 equably.Master control system 103 and pressure sensor 124 can by the level of 1/10th gram of grasping force control in the clamping/print force expected according to estimates, and this contributes to the uniformity of the ink applied thickness improved on material 104.
closed-loop control, registration line 132 and trapezoidal 133,137a and 137b
Improve to enable active alignment ability, front printing cylinder 118 has marking registration line (not shown) thereon and trapezoidal (not shown), registration line and the trapezoidal bottom surface for respectively registration line 132 and registration trapezoidal 133 being printed onto material 104.Printing cylinder station 108a, 108b and the 108c in downstream can use the registration line 130 of printing cylinder registration sensor 126 to the marking on the printing cylinder 118 of monitoring their correspondences of their correspondences.In addition, printing cylinder station 108a, 108b and the 108c in downstream can use that the material registration sensor 128 of their correspondences is trapezoidal 133 to the registration of monitoring registration line 132 that material prints and printing, 137a and 137b.Then, master control system 103 can use the speeds control in the dislocation of the register mark 130,132 monitored and the registration monitored is trapezoidal 133,137a and 137b carrys out compensative material 104 aligning, radial direction and/or straight line (intersecting along abdomen material with abdomen material) and each printing cylinder station 106,108a, 108b and 108c.
In an exemplary control mode, master control system 103 can use the register mark 130 and 132 monitored to carry out compensative material 104 along the speeds control in the dislocation in the abdomen material direction of moving and each printing cylinder station 106,108a, 108b and 108c.Master control system 103 can use that the registration monitored is trapezoidal 133, compensative material 104 is carried out along the dislocation crisscross with abdomen material in the angled limit of 137a and 137b.Particularly, the registration that master control system 103 can use that the registration monitored is trapezoidal 133, the leading edge of 137a and 137b is determined along carriage direction, and the leading edge of, 137a and 137b trapezoidal 133 from the registration monitored to the distance of trailing edge for determining registration transversely.Like this, the printing cylinder 118 in each downstream can locate and rotate to mate with the material 104 of motion.In fact, trapezoidal shape or can be printed on the material 104 of motion with any shape on angled limit, then printing cylinder station 108a, 108b and the 108c in downstream are embodied as and mate with the material 104 of motion to contribute to controlling corresponding downstream printing cylinder 118 as system.Alternatively, master control system 103 can use that the registration monitored is trapezoidal 133,137a and 137b carrys out control rate and compensative material 104 along the dislocation (by using straight flange that is trapezoidal 133,137a and 137b) in abdomen material direction and compensative material 104 along the dislocation crisscross with abdomen material (by using angled limit that is trapezoidal 133,137a and 137b).By implementing such control program or similar control program, estimate that the active alignment of printing cylinder 118 can be improved to from +/-250 microns and be less than +/-5 microns, thus the component improving each printing station 106a, 108a, 108b and 108c place arranges precision and the registration between printing station 106a, 108a, 108b and 108c.
Therefore, master control system 103 can interact with various printing cylinder registration sensor 126 and various material registration sensor 128, and the aligning and the velocity of rotation that then control various printing cylinder 118 also accurately make printing cylinder 118 mate/registration with the component 102 be printed on material 104 to mate with the material 104 of motion.In one example, master control system 103 has one or more processor 136 and comprises at least one memory 138 (holder 138) of the executable instruction of processor, one or more processor 136 is suitable for interacting with memory 138 and performing the executable instruction of processor, to interact to printing cylinder 118 and the relevant various mechanical devices (variable speed drive motor, alignment device etc.) of possible pressure roller 120 and to control them, mate with the material 104 of motion with the position and rotating speed of guaranteeing each downstream printing cylinder 118.One or more processors 136 and at least one memory 138 can be implemented as software, firmware, hardware or hard-coded logic at least in part.
See Fig. 4, the stereogram of exemplary printing cylinder station 108a is shown, its for help to explain printing cylinder 118 and kinematic mount 112 how by roller supporting station 114a, pressure roller 120, pressure sensor 124 and other device with use that one or more to aim at indication piece 402a and 402b (illustrating two) aligned with each other before it is attached.In order to carry out alignment function, printing cylinder 118 is radial support and balancing between two supporting member 116a and 116b, and each supporting member is arranged on multiple kinematic mount 112.In addition, aim at indication piece 402a and 402b can be respectively installed on aligning supporting member 404a and 404b that be all installed on multiple kinematic mount 112.Then, kinematic mount 112 is all conditioned until aim at indication piece 402a with 402b maintenance and constant the contacting of printing cylinder 118 when its length motion along the printing cylinder 118 rotated.After this, aim at indication piece 402a and 402b and be removed with their aligning supporting member 404a and 404b, and roller supporting station 114a, doctor blade system 114b and other device can be installed on corresponding kinematic mount 112 with high accuracy.
See Fig. 5, illustrate according to an embodiment of the invention for marking the stereogram of the exemplary imprinter 502 of printing cylinder 118.In order to perform scribing operation, printing cylinder 118 at its radial support between two supporting member 116a and 116b time (same support part to be used in printing process) and (same movement installed part to be used in printing process, and the first half being only the kinematic mount 112 being connected to idler block in this example) will first by balancing when two supporting member 116a and 116b are installed on multiple kinematic mount 112.Then, counter-balanced printing cylinder 118 is placed in imprinter 502 together with two supporting member 116a with 116b and their corresponding kinematic mount 112.Then, when printing cylinder is supported between two supporting member 116a and 116b and supporting member 116a and 116b is supported by kinematic mount 112, the structure of expectation marks on printing cylinder 118 by imprinter 502.Then printing cylinder 118, two supporting member 116a and 116b of marking and the kinematic mount 112 of their correspondences remove from imprinter 502 as a unit, and are placed on the base portion 110 of corresponding printing cylinder station 106,108a, 108b and 108c.After this, the printing cylinder 118 marked use as shown in Figure 4 is aimed at indication piece 402a and 402b and is aimed at another kinematic mount 112.Finally, the printing cylinder 118 marked can be used for the as shown in Figure 1 at least partially of electronic circuit 102 to be printed onto on material 104.
The kinematic mount 112 of this printing cylinder 118, supporting member 116a and 116b and correspondence to be all placed in marking press equipment 502 as a unit and to be then installed to imprint process in printing station 106a, 108a, 108b and 108c itself to have a significant improvement with compared with traditional imprint process of moving between the different supporting members in printing station at the supporting member in imprinter relative to only printing cylinder 118 as a unit motion.Particularly, this imprint process by prevent printing cylinder 118 its for printing operation time motion process in be arranged on different supporting members and different installed parts that rocking of producing guarantees that sideslip minimum between imprint process and printing process changes from during marking printing due to printing cylinder 118.In addition, this imprint process makes printed resolution, alignment and registration in printing process maximize.In addition, this imprint process can make personnel alternatively can use conventional installed part instead of special kinematic mount 112 (such as, exact constrain mounting characteristic 112) as expected and also benefit from the improvement relative to traditional imprint process.By implementing this change to imprint process, estimating that maximum running deviation value can be improved to from 25 microns and being less than 1 micron.
In view of aforementioned discussion, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that printer system 100 and printing cylinder station 106,108a, 108b and 108c are for the needs improving current printing technology performance, can be fabricated onto in a continuous fashion on material 104 (such as, the stacked thing 104 of glass substrate 104, plastic sheeting 104 or plastic sheeting-glass substrate) to make the more high-resolution printed electronic circuit of requirement 102.Particularly, printer system 100 and printing cylinder station 106,108a, 108b and 108c can make the interlayer registration of the different layers of printed resolution and electronic circuit 102 from ± 125 microns be improved to ± 25 microns, this when the printed electronic circuit 102 with little feature is printed onto on material 104 be in a continuous fashion expect.This improvement can be made by the one or more of following characteristics:
Caused the improvement of the mechanical running deviation value to printing cylinder 11 by the rigidity of supporting member 116a and 116b of printing cylinder, this contributes to improving printing positioning precision and interlayer registration and speeds control.
Between printing cylinder 118 and imprint process, the mechanical running deviation value of the improvement of relation contributes to reducing track weight, thickness and change width.
The use of kinematic mount 112 allows printing cylinder 118 and relevant apparatus more accurately and quickly to aim at.
The use of temperature control system 122 contributes to printing cylinder 118 and their relevant inking systems (as needs) to maintain in relatively uniform and stable thermal environment.
The use of pressure sensor 124 contributes to monitoring the real-time pressure and the power that are applied to material 104 by printing cylinder 118 and pressure roller 120, to reduce track weight, thickness and change width.
Alignment and speeds control can be improved by marking reference mark (optional) and trapezoidal (or there is any shape on angled limit) and be printed onto on material 104 with reference to scale 132 (optional) and trapezoidal 133 (or there is any shape on angled limit) on front printing cylinder 118.Further, trapezoidal 137a and 137b (or having any shape on angled limit) to be printed onto on material 104 by trapezoidal 135a (or having any shape on angled limit) marking to the printing cylinder 118 in downstream.In addition, material registration sensor 128 is navigated on each printing cylinder in follow-up printing cylinder 108a, 108b and 108c.
As mentioned above, printing cylinder station 106,108a, 108b and 108c can have one or more following characteristics, and the aligning of supporting member 116a and 116b of such as printing cylinder, the marking of printing cylinder 118, printing cylinder 118 and associated components, the temperature of printing cylinder 118 control, the measurement of power, to be printed onto ability on material 104 with reference to scale and for level to level alignment degree with make downstream printing cylinder 118 synchronously with the use of the scale mated with the material 104 of motion.In exemplary application scenario, printer system 100 to can be used for electronic circuit 102 to be printed onto on material 104 (such as, the stacked thing 104 of glass substrate 104, plastic sheeting 104, plastic sheeting-glass substrate), such as to form flexible liquid crystal display, the shopping label of retail point and e-book.
Therefore, non-limiting aspect of the present invention and/or embodiment comprise as follows:
C1. for the printing cylinder station be printed onto at least partially on material by electronic circuit, described printing cylinder station comprises:
Base portion;
Be positioned at the multiple adjustable installed part on base portion;
At least one parts, each parts are positioned on one or more adjustable installed part;
Paired supporting member, each supporting member is positioned on one or more adjustable installed part; And
The printing cylinder of rotatably support between paired supporting member, the one or more adjustable installed part be wherein associated with paired supporting member and the one or more adjustable installed part be associated with each parts are positioned to guarantee that each parts are aimed at substantially with printing cylinder.
Printing cylinder station described in C2.C1, also comprises the pressure roller be associated with printing cylinder, and thus material can be pulled between pressure roller and printing cylinder.
Printing cylinder station described in C3.C1 or C2, wherein each printing cylinder rotatably support is in paired hydrostatic pressure supporting member or paired air bearing.
Printing cylinder station according to any one of C4.C1 to C3, as long as the words be suitable for, also comprise and be suitable for monitoring the pressure sensor being put on the power on material by printing cylinder and pressure roller, the chucking power when power wherein through measuring is for controlling when being printed on material at least partially of electronic circuit between printing cylinder and pressure roller.
Printing cylinder station according to any one of C5.C1 to C4, as long as be suitable for, each supporting member is hydrostatic supporting member or air bearing.
Printing cylinder station according to any one of C6.C1 to C5, as long as be suitable for, at least one parts comprises roller support base and doctor blade system.
Printing cylinder station according to any one of C7.C1 to C6, as long as be suitable for, printing cylinder is marked when its rotatably support is between paired supporting member and the paired supporting member supported by one or more adjustable installed part.
Printing cylinder station according to any one of C8.C1 to C7, as long as be suitable for, also comprise and is suitable for making medium at printing cylinder Inner eycle to control the temperature control system of the temperature of printing cylinder.
Printing cylinder station according to any one of C9.C1 to C8, as long as be suitable for, also comprises:
Be suitable for monitoring the material registration sensor being printed on the registration line on material and at least one in tilted shape structure; And
Be suitable for monitoring the printing cylinder registration sensor of marking to the registration line on printing cylinder;
Wherein, the registration line monitored on material and at least one in tilted shape structure and marking is printed onto to the registration line monitored on printing cylinder for regulating printing cylinder with the match materials with motion.
Printing cylinder station according to any one of C10.C1 to C9, as long as be suitable for, material is glass substrate, plastic sheeting and the stacked thing of plastic sheeting-glass substrate.
Printing cylinder station according to any one of C11.C1 to C10, as long as be suitable for, each adjustable installed part is kinematic mount.
C12. for electronic circuit being printed onto the printer system on material, described printer system comprises:
Master control system;
Printing cylinder station before operationally being controlled by master control system, wherein, printing cylinder station comprises:
Base portion;
Be positioned at the multiple adjustable installed part on base portion;
At least one parts, each parts be arranged in adjustable installed part one or more on;
Paired supporting member, each supporting member be arranged in adjustable installed part one or more on; And
The printing cylinder of rotatably support between paired supporting member, the one or more adjustable installed part be wherein associated with paired supporting member and the one or more adjustable installed part be associated with each parts are positioned to guarantee that each parts are aimed at substantially with printing cylinder; And
At least one the follow-up printing cylinder station operationally controlled by master control system, wherein each follow-up printing cylinder station comprises:
Base portion;
Be positioned at the multiple adjustable installed part on base portion;
At least one parts, each parts be arranged in adjustable installed part one or more on;
Paired supporting member, each supporting member be arranged in adjustable installed part one or more on; And
The printing cylinder of rotatably support between paired supporting member, the one or more adjustable installed part be wherein associated with paired supporting member and the one or more adjustable installed part be associated with each parts are positioned to guarantee that each parts are aimed at substantially with printing cylinder; And
Front printing cylinder station and at least one follow-up printing cylinder station aligning adjacent one another are, thus material can be transported to each follow-up printing cylinder station by printing cylinder station in the past, and electronic circuit is printed on material simultaneously.
Printer system described in C13.C12, wherein:
Front printing cylinder station also comprises the pressure roller be associated with printing cylinder, and thus material can be pulled between pressure roller and printing cylinder; And
Each follow-up printing cylinder station also comprises the pressure roller be associated with printing cylinder, and thus material can be pulled between pressure roller and printing cylinder.
Printer system described in C14.C12 or C13, at least one wherein in front printing cylinder station and at least one follow-up printing cylinder station also comprises and is suitable for monitoring the force snesor being applied to the power on material by the printing cylinder of correspondence and corresponding pressure roller, and power through measuring for controlling when being printed on material at least partially of electronic circuit time corresponding printing cylinder and the pressure roller of correspondence between chucking power.
Printer system according to any one of C15.C12 to C14, as long as be suitable for, wherein:
Front printing cylinder station also comprise be formed on printing cylinder, respectively by registration line and the marking registration line of tilted shape structural printing to the marking on material and the tilted shape structure of marking;
Each follow-up printing cylinder station also comprise be formed on printing cylinder, by the tilted shape structure of tilted shape structural printing to the marking on material;
Each follow-up printing cylinder station also comprises the registration sensor being suitable for monitoring and being printed onto registration line on material and one or more tilted shape structure;
Each follow-up printing cylinder station also comprises and is suitable for monitoring marking to the printing cylinder registration sensor of the registration line on the printing cylinder of correspondence; And
Main control station is suitable at least using and is printed onto the one or more tilted shape structure monitored on material and marking to the registration line monitored on printing cylinder, and at least one printing cylinder in the printing cylinder be associated to regulate printing cylinder station follow-up with at least one is with the match materials with motion.
Printer system according to any one of C16.C12 to C15, as long as the words be suitable for, wherein front printing cylinder station also comprises with at least one at least one follow-up printing cylinder station the temperature control system being attached to corresponding printing cylinder, and this temperature control system is suitable for making medium at the printing cylinder Inner eycle of correspondence to control the temperature of corresponding printing cylinder.
Printer system according to any one of C17.C12 to C16, as long as be suitable for, wherein, the interlayer registration obtained when electronic circuit is printed on material at least about ± 25 microns is set up and be aligned to printing cylinder station and at least one follow-up printing cylinder station.
Printer system according to any one of C18.C12 to C17, as long as be suitable for, wherein each adjustable installed part is kinematic mount.
C19. for electronic circuit being printed onto the method on material, described method comprises the steps:
Printing cylinder station and at least one follow-up printing cylinder station before setting up, each printing cylinder station comprises:
Base portion;
Be positioned at the multiple adjustable installed part on base portion;
At least one parts, each parts be arranged in adjustable installed part one or more on;
Paired supporting member, each supporting member be arranged in adjustable installed part one or more on; And
The printing cylinder of rotatably support between paired supporting member, the one or more adjustable installed part be wherein associated with paired supporting member and the one or more adjustable installed part be associated with each parts are positioned to guarantee that each parts are aimed at substantially with printing cylinder;
Make front printing cylinder station and at least one follow-up printing cylinder station aligning adjacent one another are, thus material can be transported to each follow-up printing cylinder station by printing cylinder station in the past, and electronic circuit is printed on this material simultaneously.
Method described in C20.C19, wherein:
Front printing cylinder station also comprises the pressure roller be associated with printing cylinder, and thus material can be pulled between pressure roller and printing cylinder; And
Each follow-up printing cylinder station also comprises the pressure roller be associated with printing cylinder, and thus material can be pulled between pressure roller and printing cylinder.
Method described in C21.C19 or C20, as long as the words be suitable for, also comprise monitoring is applied to the power on material step by least one cylinder in printing cylinder and corresponding pressure roller, the chucking power when power through measuring is for controlling when being printed on material at least partially of electronic circuit between printing cylinder and pressure roller.
Method according to any one of C22.C19 to C21, as long as be suitable for, also comprise when printing cylinder rotatably support between paired supporting member and paired supporting member by during one or more adjustable installed part supporting in imprinter to the step that at least one printing cylinder marks.
Method according to any one of C23.C19 to C22, as long as the words be suitable for, also comprise and use the aligning indication piece installed as at least one parts to make the step that in printing cylinder, at least one is aimed at, time when aiming at indication piece at its length motion along the corresponding printing cylinder rotated with corresponding printing cylinder constant contact, at least one in printing cylinder is aligned.
Method according to any one of C24.C19 to C23, as long as be suitable for, further comprising the steps of:
Use front printing cylinder station by registration line and tilted shape structural printing on material;
Use each follow-up printing cylinder station by tilted shape structural printing on material;
Use each follow-up printing cylinder station to monitor to be printed onto registration line on material and one or more tilted shape structure and monitoring marking to the registration line on the printing cylinder of correspondence; And
Use and be printed onto the registration line monitored on material and the tilted shape structure monitored and marking and regulate in the printing cylinder station follow-up with at least one at least one at least one relevant printing cylinder with the match materials with motion to the registration line monitored on the printing cylinder of correspondence.
Method according to any one of C25.C24 to C25, as long as be suitable for, is also included in the step controlling the temperature of at least one printing cylinder when electronic circuit is printed on material.
Although illustrate in the accompanying drawings and describe one embodiment of the present of invention in aforementioned detailed description, be understood that the present invention is not limited to disclosed embodiment, but can under the condition not departing from the spirit of the present invention set forth by following claim and limited, only reset, revise and substitute.In addition, it will be appreciated that with reference to relating to exemplary embodiment in this " the present invention " or " invention " used and not necessarily relating to each embodiment that appended claims comprises.

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1., for the printing cylinder station be printed onto at least partially on material by electronic circuit, described printing cylinder station comprises:
Base portion;
Be positioned at the multiple adjustable installed part on described base portion;
At least one parts, each parts are arranged on one or more installed parts of described adjustable installed part;
Paired supporting member, each supporting member is arranged on one or more installed parts of described adjustable installed part;
The printing cylinder of rotatably support between described paired supporting member, the one or more described adjustable installed part be wherein associated with described paired supporting member and the one or more described adjustable installed part be associated with each parts are positioned to guarantee that each parts are aimed at substantially with described printing cylinder;
Material registration sensor, described material registration sensor is suitable for monitoring and is printed onto the registration line on described material and at least one in tilted shape structure; And
Printing cylinder registration sensor, described printing cylinder registration sensor is suitable for monitoring marking to the registration line on described printing cylinder;
Be printed onto the described registration line monitored on described material or at least one in described tilted shape structure and marking to the registration line monitored on described printing cylinder for regulating described printing cylinder, with the match materials with motion.
2. printing cylinder station as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, also comprise the pressure roller be associated with described printing cylinder, thus material can be pulled between described pressure roller and described printing cylinder.
3. printing cylinder station as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that, also comprise and be suitable for monitoring the pressure sensor being put on the power on described material by described printing cylinder and described pressure roller, the chucking power when power through measuring is for controlling when being printed at least partially on described material of described electronic circuit between described printing cylinder and described pressure roller.
4. printing cylinder station as claimed in claim 1 or 2, it is characterized in that, at least one parts described comprise roller support base and doctor blade system.
5., for electronic circuit being printed onto the printer system on material, described printer system comprises:
Master control system;
Printing cylinder station before operationally being controlled by described master control system, wherein said front printing cylinder station comprises:
Base portion;
Be positioned at the multiple adjustable installed part on described base portion;
At least one parts, each parts are arranged on one or more installed parts of described adjustable installed part;
Paired supporting member, each supporting member is arranged on one or more installed parts of described adjustable installed part; And
The printing cylinder of rotatably support between paired supporting member, the one or more described adjustable installed part be wherein associated with paired supporting member and the one or more described adjustable installed part be associated with each parts are positioned to guarantee that each parts are aimed at substantially with described printing cylinder; And
At least one the follow-up printing cylinder station operationally controlled by master control system, and each follow-up printing cylinder station comprises:
Base portion;
Be positioned at the multiple adjustable installed part on described base portion;
At least one parts, each parts are arranged on one or more installed parts of described adjustable installed part;
Paired supporting member, each supporting member is arranged on one or more installed parts of described adjustable installed part; And
The printing cylinder of rotatably support between described paired supporting member, the one or more described adjustable installed part be wherein associated with described paired supporting member and the one or more described adjustable installed part be associated with each parts are positioned to guarantee that each parts are aimed at substantially with described printing cylinder; And
Described front printing cylinder station and at least one follow-up printing cylinder station aligning adjacent one another are described, thus described material can be transported to described each follow-up printing cylinder station from described front printing cylinder station, and described electronic circuit is printed on described material simultaneously;
Wherein, the adjustable installed part of follow-up printing cylinder station can be conditioned under the control of master control system, make follow-up printing cylinder and match materials with the dislocation of compensative material, and accurately make follow-up printing cylinder mate/registration with the component be printed on material.
6. printer system as claimed in claim 5, is characterized in that:
Described front printing cylinder station also comprises the pressure roller be associated with described printing cylinder, and thus described material can be pulled between described pressure roller and described printing cylinder; And
Each follow-up printing cylinder station also comprises the pressure roller be associated with described printing cylinder, and thus described material can be pulled between described pressure roller and described printing cylinder.
7. the printer system as described in claim 5 or 6, it is characterized in that, at least one in described front printing cylinder station and at least one follow-up printing cylinder station described also comprises and is suitable for monitoring the force snesor being put on the power on described material by the printing cylinder of correspondence and corresponding pressure roller, and the power through measuring is used for the chucking power controlled when being printed at least partially on described material of described electronic circuit between the printing cylinder of correspondence and the pressure roller of correspondence.
8. the printer system as described in claim 5 or 6, is characterized in that:
Described front printing cylinder station also comprises the registration line of the marking be formed on described printing cylinder and the tilted shape structure of marking, the registration line of described marking and the tilted shape structure of described marking respectively by registration line and tilted shape structural printing on described material;
Each follow-up printing cylinder station also comprises the tilted shape structure of the marking be formed on described printing cylinder, the tilted shape structure of described marking by tilted shape structural printing on described material;
Each follow-up printing cylinder station also comprises the registration sensor being suitable for monitoring and being printed onto registration line on described material and one or more tilted shape structure;
Each follow-up printing cylinder station also comprises and is suitable for monitoring marking to the printing cylinder registration sensor of the registration line on the printing cylinder of correspondence; And
Main control station is suitable at least using and is printed onto the one or more tilted shape structure monitored on described material and marking to the registration line monitored on described printing cylinder, to regulate at least one in the printing cylinder that is associated with at least one follow-up printing cylinder station described, with the match materials of moving.
9. the printer system as described in claim 5 or 6, it is characterized in that, described front printing cylinder station and at least one follow-up printing cylinder station described are established and are aligned to and obtain at least about the interlayer registration of ± 25 microns when described electronic circuit is printed on described material.
10., for electronic circuit being printed onto the method on material, described method comprises the steps:
Printing cylinder station and at least one follow-up printing cylinder station before setting up, each printing cylinder station comprises:
Base portion;
Be positioned at the multiple adjustable installed part on base portion;
At least one parts, each parts are arranged on one or more installed parts of adjustable installed part;
Paired supporting member, each supporting member is arranged on one or more installed parts of adjustable installed part; And
The printing cylinder of rotatably support between paired supporting member, the one or more described adjustable installed part be wherein associated with paired supporting member and the one or more described adjustable installed part be associated with each parts are positioned to guarantee that each parts are aimed at substantially with described printing cylinder;
Make described front printing cylinder station and at least one follow-up printing cylinder station aligning adjacent one another are described, thus described material can be transported to each follow-up printing cylinder station from described front printing cylinder station, and described electronic circuit is printed on described material simultaneously; And
Under the control of master control system, regulate the adjustable installed part of follow-up printing cylinder station, make follow-up printing cylinder and match materials with the dislocation of compensative material, and accurately make follow-up printing cylinder mate/registration with the component be printed on material.
11. methods as claimed in claim 10, is characterized in that:
Described front printing cylinder station also comprises the pressure roller be associated with described printing cylinder, and thus described material can be pulled between described pressure roller and described printing cylinder; And
Each follow-up printing cylinder station also comprises the pressure roller be associated with described printing cylinder, and thus described material can be pulled between described pressure roller and described printing cylinder.
12. methods as claimed in claim 11, it is characterized in that, also comprise monitoring to be applied to the power on described material step by least one in described printing cylinder and described pressure roller, the chucking power when power through measuring is for controlling when being printed at least partially on described material of described electronic circuit between described printing cylinder and described pressure roller.
13. methods as described in claim 10 or 11, it is characterized in that, also comprise when described printing cylinder rotatably support between described paired supporting member and described paired supporting member by during one or more described adjustable installed part supporting in imprinter at least one step marked in described printing cylinder.
14. methods as described in claim 10 or 11, it is characterized in that, also comprise aligning indication piece on parts using and be installed at least one parts described to make at least one step of aiming in described printing cylinder, when described aligning indication piece in its length motion process along the corresponding printing cylinder rotated with corresponding printing cylinder constant contact time, at least one in described printing cylinder is aligned.
15. methods as described in claim 10 or 11, is characterized in that, further comprising the steps of:
Use described front printing cylinder station by registration line and tilted shape structural printing on described material;
Use each follow-up printing cylinder station by tilted shape structural printing on described material;
Use each follow-up printing cylinder station to monitor to be printed onto registration line on described material and one or more tilted shape structure and monitoring marking to the registration line on the printing cylinder of correspondence; And
Use and be printed onto the registration line monitored on described material and the tilted shape structure monitored and marking and regulate at least one at least one relevant printing cylinder in the printing cylinder station follow-up with at least one to the registration line monitored on the printing cylinder of correspondence, with the match materials with motion.
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